Cross-line buckle.



v PATENTBD OUT. 15, 1907. F. W. DILL & J. R. HILL. GROSS LINE BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2, 1907.

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FREDERICK W. DILL AND JOHN R. BILL, OF LINCOLN KANSAS.

CROSS-LINE BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

?atented Oct. 15, 1907.

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Be it known that we. Fnnonniok W. DILL and .loHN R. Hum. izens of the United States, residing at Lincoln. in the county of Lincoln and State of Kanhave invented certain new and useful ln1prove ments in (Tress-Line Buckles. of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object an improved construction of cross line buckle possessing novel and use ful features that will be hereinafter specifically descril and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the me' s thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of onstruction of the means for effecting the result. reference is to be had to the following description and acconipanyii drawings, in which:

Figure l is a pers tive view of our improved cross line buckle; A there-o and. g. 3 is a detail perspective view of the auxiliary tongue.

Corrtspnnding and like parts are referred to in the follow' description and indicated in all the views of th (it; rings by the same reference characters.

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provi ltd with an ii the main tongue 3 4 and To one of the end pivoted. aid to? :=rmediate cross bar 2 to which is p1voted. and with end cross bars i g provided with a plate-like h is formed with an opening 8 and 9 on opposite sides of said opening, cling the or s bar so as to pivot the auxiliary tongue therzto. Tl. fid auxiliary iongu; l i the outer end of the main it so to hold it locked 9, while that adapted for eng said lugs with the opposit (,1

Oi the s before deb check, the strap B t A rrprcsents the outer i line, and C the hand portion of said line, said li secured to the frame 1 by means of the tougiw :3 n the usual manner. outside check A provided with two openings 10 adaptcdto receive the auxiliary tongue (3.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drauing, it will be seen that in operative position, the base or the auxiliary tongue 6 irami l of on: improved cross line buckle is The i l l l i i l t l l l a long tudinal sectional view i constitutes a locking plate for the main tongue 3. Whenever it is desired to use the outside check A as a hitching strap, it is obvious that this may be done by merely detaching said strap from the auxiliary tongue without interfer g in any wise 'ith the cross line B. As the main tongue 3 is locked down against the cross bar t, it will not catch on any other projecting parts of the harness or on lly nets, nor catch in the horses tail, and it is obvious that the invention can be used on lines, hip-straps, back-straps, and other portions of harness.

It is evident that we have produced a very cheap, durable and etlicicnt construction of detachable check buckle embodying an arrangement of parts whereby the main tongue is locked in operative position and in which the outside check may be securely held in place as long as desired and very readily detached whenever it is desired to use it as a hitching strap or the like.

While the accompanying drawing illustrates our improved cross line buckle as arranged for a two horse team, it is manifest that the buckle is applicable to teams of three, four, or more horses. To add the third horse, it is only neces ary to put an extra check in the buckle, punch one hole in the end of the check and attach to the main tongue (or short tongue). For a four horse team, another check may be added to the main tongue.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

As an improv a frame embodying end bars.

iin tongue pivotally C'ID- bar. aul an auxiliary ted to one of termediate (1 3'1 to said iiitt pivotally co "uno embodying bar, a main anied bar and :u'taptea to on with its free end, an ineetel to said end cross bar itli an opening through which the outer end in t4 ig'ue is ad ited to project, and an auxiliary otted for luzlqing the main tongue in operative il cr ss lHll'S tine attached of two witnesses.

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